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TALIBAN READY TO TAKE CONTROL OF AFGHANISTAN ONCE NATO LEAVES
February 2 2012
Kabul, Afghanistan – It’s been a long, hard decade for Afghanistan but it appears that that trauma is finally coming to an end. With a renewed initiative by NATO to withdraw troops from the country by 2013, the battles that have consumed and transformed the country, initiated by those tragic hours on 2001, appear to be at the end.
The future of Afghanistan is something that is less well-defined, however, with many both inside the country and outside concerned about where the nation’s fate lies without foreign troops. While much has been done to build up a strong police force and government within the country, the reality is that it has been a failed nation for centuries and a few years of civilization may not be enough.
Nonetheless, foreign troops are on their way out leaving Afghanistan to fend for herself in whatever the future may hold, good and ill. Now, despite all those concerns about what void may be created when those forces leave, it appears that some people are willing to step in and make sure that the nation has strong leadership once again after Taliban leaders vowed to work with NATO to make the transition as easy as possible and take full control once again.
“Taliban commanders, along with rank and file members, increasingly believe their control of Afghanistan is inevitable. Though the Taliban suffered severely in 2011, its strength, motivation, funding and tactical proficiency remains intact,” read an internal NATO document obtained by the BBC. “For the moment, they believe that continuing the fight and expanding Taliban governance are their only viable courses of action.”
The Taliban was of course in charge of the country for a number of years prior to the NATO-led invasion to oust Al-Qaeda.
It’s not clear if that organization has chosen a new leadership or when they hope to begin the transition, either next year when the draw down commences or in 2015 when all the NATO troops are expected to be out of country.
“This is going to be a very difficult time for Afghanistan, though considering the history of the country it may be one of the least difficult times in their history. Luckily, the real threat has been removed and I’m sure the Taliban has learned its lesson about housing international terrorist organizations. That was a bad move,” said Scrape TV International analyst Gustav Hander. “That won’t happen again I’m sure and now that they have had this little failure, I’m sure it will make them stronger. I’m sure they will be much stronger leaders going forward.”
Officially the government of the country is led by President Hamid Karzai but no one really buys that.
“The big risk, the big concern, is that they have spent so much time fighting that they may have lost some of their infrastructure capabilities. That could be a real concern especially if they don’t have any strong leaders above ground anymore,” continued Hander. “Hopefully as the transition goes they will be able to develop some leaders, some people who can really push the country forward and take charge very much like they did before, though without all the terrorists. That was really the problem and the root of all the troubles they have had over the last few years. Hopefully they have learned from that mistake.”
Officially there are no international terrorists in Afghanistan at the moment, officially.
Emil Uliya, International Correspondent
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